Abuse of dominance, Competition Commission of India, Data protection, Digital economy, Digital markets, India, Jurisdiction
The Jurisdictional Conundrum in Competition Commission of India’s Investigation against Whatsapp
On 24th January 2021, the Competition Commission of India (‘CCI’) joined an exclusive club of competition law regulators around the world to initiate action in the area of privacy and competition law. The CCI passed a suo moto order directing an investigation into Whatsapp for alleged abuse of dominance as per the Competition Act, 2002…